this is mostly for me but also for anyone of you lovely people who need help finding good fics. i am a baby army so this will be updated regularly as i dive deeper. we’re just at the tip of the iceberg babies 🤍🤍🤍
IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY. I WILL HAPPILY READ THEM AND ADD THEM AS I SEE FIT
PSA: if i put a fic under a certain name, that means the reader will end up with them. i also have a category at the bottom that will have fics that have multiple endings that i see are best if it’s left a surprise who y/n ends up with. BUT i will put who the options are so y’all know a little bit about what you’re getting into and can pick based off of which lovely member you would like to read a fic for <3 if you want more information on those ones, message me and i can give details :)
i will also only put fics that i see are completely x readers and not OCs. if it’s a gender neutral reader i have also labeled those. let me know if i made a mistake with that and if you want a separate OC recommendation list. cause i will happily do that for you! (but do know that i more commonly read x readers and that i am a cis white woman so i don’t read fics that are not meant for me. but i will happily add any that you all would like me to! this is a space for all of us to find enjoyable content to read!)
happy reading! sincerely,
C ✨
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key:
C’s favorites: ✨
smut: 💋
angst: 💔
fluff: 🤍
completed: 👍
not completed/on hold: ❤️🩹
social media au: 🤖
multiple pairings (as in fics that have multiple options of who the readers end up with. see note above!): 🫣
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kim namjoon x reader
Making Magic by lilacmingi ✨🤍👍
Mage!Namjoon x Fairy!fem reader
note from C✨: phew. let me tell you this one makes my heart happy. it’s easily one of the best joonie fics (and just fics in general. across all fandoms) i’ve read so far. i’m not usually a fan of AUs like this. but this one is just so so good. please read it, even if your bias isn’t RM. i need this one as a film tbh
Glitter, glue, I love you by joons-cinnamon-bun ✨🤍💋👍
Professor!Namjoon x Teacher Fem!Reader (established relationship)
summary: You and Namjoon have been married for quite some time, your relationship having only grown since you first met as bright-eyed students back in the day. Now, you're a passionate primary school teacher, and Namjoon is an inspiring college professor, both deeply invested in shaping young minds. This holiday season, after a long day at work, you find yourselves staying late to decorate your classroom. Namjoon, ever the considerate soul, swings by to pick you up, but of course, you take advantage of the opportunity and put him to work. As you hang twinkling lights and arrange paper snowflakes, the conversation takes a meaningful turn. In the midst of the holiday madness, you talk about your future, and the idea of starting a family emerges…Best Christmas gift ever.
note from C✨: i have stories that i read for fluff and stories i read for smut. if you are a fan of BOTH, oh boy this is the fic for you. truly just go read everything this author as written. they are amazing!!
After the Afterparty by uarmymoonlight 💋👍
Nerd!Namjoon x Ex-mean girl!Reader
summary: after a night of partying with your (now ex-)classmates, namjoon finds you alone in the kitchen and unspoken feelings and desires come rushing to the surface
Placebo Effect by joons-cinnamon-bun ✨💋👍
Namjoon x Reader (Established Relationship)
summary: Namjoon knows you’re a stubborn human being. (Birds of a feather, and all that.) He’s been with you long enough to know exactly what that looks like—whether you’re fighting for him, against him, or just for the sake of it. (Which, if he’s being honest, might be his favorite.)So when you insist that the so-called aphrodisiac pills are nothing but placebo, he doesn’t really argue. He just gives you little push...Now, that’s not to say he expected you to overdose on them just to prove a point!But you do. Because that’s the kind of person he goes for, apparently. What follows is...messy. Hot. Deasperate. Hilarious. (But only after he makes sure you aren’t going to go into cardiac arrest)
note from C✨: if there is a lord, please help me god. i have sinned so many times just based off of how often i read this. enjoy,you beautiful little freaks. i love you <3
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min yoongi x reader
FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR by lilacmingi ✨🤍👍
Yoongi x Fem!Reader
note from C✨: this is just the softest most beautiful drabble. if you want some soft yoongi, this one is for you
nice guys break hearts by kpopbopz 🤍💔🤖
Yoongi x Fem!Reader
summary: You’ve known Yoongi for a couple of years and finally mustered up enough courage to ask him to hang out, one on one. Definitely not a date right? Well, things get a little rocky when things don’t go as planned when the “nice guy”—Yoongi—starts breaking a couple of hearts.
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jung hoseok x reader
THE SUN & THE MOON by lilacmingi ✨✨🤍👍
Sun!Hoseok x Moon!Reader
note from C✨: this one does mention that reader has white hair, but that happens like once and i mean, she is the moon so like 🤷🏼♀️ but just read it. cause it’s so fucking good.
Kismet by anyamaris 💋💋❤️🩹 (?)
Fashion Journalist/Model!Hoseok x Fem!Reader
summary: When one of your closest friends asks you to be his plus one to a big event, the last thing you expected was to end up in a hotel room with a handsome stranger.
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kim seokjin x reader
Sweet by oddinary4bts 🤍🤍
Idol!Seokjin x fem!Reader
note from C: this one is just so so sweet (pun intended)
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park jimin x reader
note from C: nothing quite yet but trust me. i'm on the hunt. if there is a good fic, i. will. find. it.
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kim taehyung x reader
mastermind by babyarmywrites 🤍👍
idol!taehyung x fem!reader
summary: After seeing you for the first time, there is nothing that could stop Taehyung from making you his. Nothing.
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jeon jungkook x reader
I Don't Share by atinystraynstay 💋💋✨👍
Idol!Jungkook x Back up Dancer fem!reader
summary: Jungkook was the one that proposed you should be friends with benefits. You both were single and had desires. Falling in love wasn't a part of the plan though.
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y/n x WHO?!?!
meaningless by sighobi ✨🤍💔🤖👍
Namjoon x Reader, Yoongi x Reader
summary: You’re a famous rapper who has taken the music industry by storm, but what happens when two of the seven biggest heartthrobs in the industry develop feelings for you? I’ll tell you one thing: it’s not pretty.
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y/n x multiple members (hehe)
No Subtitles in Bed by kittenan ✨💋💋💋👍
Jeon Jungkook x Reader x Kim Namjoon
summary:Stranded in Seoul due to a visa crisis, you, a freelance photographer, enter a marriage of convenience with Jeon Jungkook, a gorgeous but guarded music producer who barely speaks English. Your survival-level Korean and his broken English create a tantalizing language barrier, sparking tension in and out of bed. Enter Kim Namjoon, Jungkook’s charming, fluent friend, whose translations ignite a wildfire of desire, turning him from observer to equal partner in a steamy, possessive triad.
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note from C: well here you are babies. imma go ahead and tag @anacaprisun cause they said i should do it, and all i needed to make this list was one person to tell me they wanted it. and that's exactly what they did. so thank you my love <3
i will continue to update this as i find good ones, which might take a bit cause i am quite picky. BUT i am also wanting to get back into writing so PLEASE send requests. i am mostly a RM and Suga bias, but i will always write for any of our boys.
Her romance novels told of heroines who drowned in the eyes of their lover. And while Benedict’s eyes were the colour of the ocean, their depths did not lead to a loss of control but a depth of constancy, like an anchor.
“Sophie, you were enough tonight.”
Read here on AO3
Go check out other fics in this universe by the talented @tilly-tilly-2827. Masterlist here.
As always credit goes to @tilly-tilly-2827 for the creation of these two dorks.
Hello, my name is Nadin. I’m from Gaza. I’m a graphic design graduate, a wife—and now, a mother.
I finished my design studies just before the war began. I had dreams of starting a small studio, of creating art that told stories. I used to think about colors and fonts and the future.
Then, the war came. And the future became something we tried to hold onto, moment by moment.
On October 22, 2023, I learned I was pregnant when a missile destroyed my husband’s family home, killing 25 members—his mother, siblings, nieces and nephews—entire branches of our family in seconds.
We were displaced twice. Everything was gone—home, safety, routine, rest.
A few weeks later, I gave birth to our daughter. There was no crib, no celebration—not even stillness. But she arrived, quietly and beautifully. In her eyes I saw something I hadn’t felt in weeks: life that still wanted to grow.
Now, our days are shaped by decisions that could dismantle the future we are trying to build together.
Today, Israel’s government is discussing plans for a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City and southern regions. The stated aim: to eliminate Hamas and later hand governing control to allied Arab forces—not Israel—but with no clear path to peace or normalcy.
The humanitarian fallout is devastating. More than 61,000 Palestinians have died in this war; hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply. Hospitals in north Gaza have shut down, and 193 people have now died of starvation, nearly half of them children.
Aid remains blocked, water is scarce, and many risk dying of hunger or disease long before future promises arrive.
We Don’t Know What Comes Next
There’s no clear path forward—only uncertainty for our daughter’s life and our ability to survive another day.
My name is Nadin, and I’m a mother from Gaza.
How You Can Help
I’m asking for support—not for comfort, but for survival:
Help us meet basic needs so we can breathe, heal, and preserve a world for our daughter.
Support us as I try to stand again on my own feet—even a glimmer of stability matters.
If you’ve read this far, thank you. If you can give—thank you. If you can’t—just sharing this post is a lifeline I will never forget.
so, i’m a baby army (as in i joined in the last2 months or so. please someone tell me EVERYTHING i need to know.)and my two biases are RM and Suga, and let me tell you.
it’s. so. UNFAIR. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY FANFICS THERE ARE OUT THERE WHERE Y/N HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM?!
SO. FUCKING. MANY.
I CAN’T DO IT. MY HEART HURTS YET IS SO HAPPY.
I’M SOBBING YET I’M KICKING MY FEET.
I’M SCREAMING YET IM GIGGLING LIKE A SCHOOL GIRL.
worst part? i never know it’s coming before i start reading. and then i can’t stop reading. cause it’s too good.
i hate it. please spare a baby army’s heart a bit. (don’t. i eat that shit UP)
anyways. please send fic recommendations. specifically for my two cuties rm and suga. but i love all these boys so i will take any.
should i make a fic recommendation post?? cause ladies, gents, and everyone outside and in between. i have found some GOOD ones that everyone should read. fuck it. i’ll do it anyways. for my own benefit. (maybe i’ll take a try at writing some?? probably not. but it’s a fun thought.)
sometimes when i’m intoxicated i frantically scroll through my favorite on going series hoping that the author is going to update the story in the next 5 minutes.
Steve Rogers x Fem!Reader;Eventual Bucky x Fem!Reader
Prologue
1935
Steve watched as Y/N talked to a boy. Not just any boy, but one that would constantly beat up Steve with his friends. The boy stood with flowers in hand, a smirk on his face.
It all happened quickly. The boy handing Y/N the flowers as he talked. Y/N taking the flowers. Y/N softly shaking her head “no”. And finally the boy walking away with a small glare. As he walked away, Y/N sighed and walked towards the entrance to the football field where Bucky and Steve stood, giving the two a smile. One that Steve happily returned.
“What was that about Y/N?” Bucky asked, nodding his head to where the interaction had just occurred.
“Oh that?” Y/N asked. “Charles asked me to prom.” She explained. Steve’s smile faded.
“W-what did you say?” He asked.
“Obviously I said no.” She said quickly. “Why would I say yes when he beats you up every day, Stevie?” Steve’s entire face flushed at the girl’s words. Since the three met, they were the bestest of friends. They did everything together. Their weekends were filled with movies, expos, and trips to the local diner where they would talk about their dreams. During all of these hang out sessions, Steve felt his slight attraction to Y/N grow into a full on crush. The way her eyes shined in the bright lights of the expos, and the dim lights of the diner made his chest tighten. How her laugh would make a swarm of butterflies erupt in her stomach. And her saying no to Charles because of him didn’t help.
“So how many does that make?” Bucky asked with a laugh.
“Third one this week, fifth one in total.” Y/N said, joining in with her own laugh. “At least he let me keep the flowers. Last week when Luke asked me and I said no he grabbed the flowers out of my hand and called me a bunch of very mean names before storming off.” Steve felt rage serge through his body.
“Do I need to teach him a lesson?” He asked. Y/N and Bucky couldn’t help the laughs that coursed through them.
“No, Steve, it's fine. I’m a big girl.” She said, before looking down at her flowers with a sigh. “I didn’t expect this when I moved here. All of this attention. It’s..strange.”
“You deserve it bub.” Bucky said with a smile, lightly punching Y/N in the arm.
“Thanks Buck.” She said, “I gotta get to class. I’ll see you guys later!” She gave Bucky a quick hug before turning to Steve. Pulling him into a hug she whispered, “Thanks for always wanting to protect me.” before kissing his cheek and walking away, leaving Steve with a dumbfounded look.
“So are you ever going to ask her?” Bucky asked.
“Ask her what?” Steve questioned, his eyes still trained to where Y/N once stood.
“To go to prom with you.” James replied. Steve’s head snapped to his best friend, his eyes wide. “Don’t give me that look. I see the way you look at her. Why not ask her to prom?”
“She would say no. You’ve seen her lately. She says no to everyone who’s asked her.” Steve sighed.
“But you’re one of her best friends. She’s guaranteed to say yes.” Bucky tried to reason, grabbing Steve by his shoulders.
“Fine, I'll think about it.” Steve groaned after a moment of silence.
“Good enough!! Now come on, let's go to class!” Bucky exclaimed, before walking off, Steve following behind.
“Are you sure this isn’t too cheesy?” Steve asked, standing next to Bucky in their local diner. A bouquet of flowers in his hands. Y/N sat at a table with a few of her friends a few feet away. Steve could hear her friends talking about their dates to prom, and how Y/N was silent through the whole talk. “What if she says no?”
“She won’t Steve. Now go on. Ask her to prom.” Bucky pushed. Steve rolled his eyes and took a deep breath. He took a quick moment to build up courage before taking his first step to his best friend. But before he could take his second, another one of his bullies, Jack, stepped up to her.
“H-hey Y/N.” Jack stuttered, his hands playing with the bouquet of flowers he was holding. “I was wondering if you wanted to go to prom with me?” Steve felt his heart stop when he heard the question. And it didn’t help when he saw Y/N slightly nod her head, her mouth open as though she was about to speak. But Steve didn’t stay to hear it.
He slapped the flowers against Bucky’s chest and muttered, “I told you so.” while beginning to walk out of the diner. “Go ask that one girl you like to prom.” Steve added before opening the door and leaving. Bucky stood shocked at what just happened, but before he could go talk to one of his best friends, Y/N walked up to him.
“Hey Buck, have you seen Steve? I wanted to ask him something.” She asked. Bucky noticed that Y/N was holding the flowers Jack had just given to her.
“Yeah he just left. I saw that Jack asked you to prom. I’m guessing you said yes?” He asked the girl. Y/N chuckled at her friend before pointing at the flowers.
“No, I stole these from him. I said no.” She explained. Bucky’s eyes widened, Y/N chuckling at his expression. “What’s that look for?”
“Nothing.” Bucky replied, shaking his head. “Steve shouldn’t be too far away if you want to go ask him your question.”
“That’s a smart idea! I’ll go do that now!” Y/N said. “Thanks Buck!” she called, running out of the diner, leaving a chuckling Bucky. Shaking his head, he turned around and walked towards a group of girls with the flowers in hand.
Meanwhile Y/N ran out of the diner and down the street, in search of her best friend.
About a block from the diner, Y/N recognized Steve’s small figure, and ran towards him. “Steve!” The boy turned around at the sound of his name and came face to face with the girl of his dreams. “I’ve been looking for you!”
“You have?” He asked, confused. Nodding her head, Y/N gave him a small smile. “What for?”
“I can’t just hang out with one of my best friends?” She joked.
“Well I thought you would be hanging out with Jack, considering you just said yes to going to prom with him.” Steve muttered.
Y/N grimaced and took a glance at the flowers. “You saw that?” She asked, lifting her just in time to see Steve nod his head. “Well I hope that doesn’t influence your answer.”
“My answer?” Steve asked, raising his head to look at the girl. “My answer to what?”
“To if you wanted to go to prom with me.” She replied, “So Steven Grant Rogers, will you be my date to our high school's first ever prom?” Y/N asked, holding out the flowers to the boy.
Steve was in shock, did the girl of his dreams just ask him to prom? “I-I don;t even have a suit.” He shakily responded.
“That’s fine, I don;t have a nice dress.” Y/N said with a smile, pointing down to her clothes. Considering she lived with her dad, Y/N never had the nicest clothes, but that didn’t stop the boys chasing after her.
“I can’t dance either, I wouldn’t want to make you look bad in front of people.” He added.
“Neither can I, so no worry!” Y/N said cheerfully.
Steve gulped, still trying to process what she said. “Are you sure Y/N?”
“Yes, Steve. There’s no one else I would rather go with.” She said with a large smile. “Please?”
Steve matched Y/N’s smile and took the flowers from her hand. “I would be honored.”
“Perfect, pick me up at 7?” She asked.
“Sure.” He replied. The girl gave him a large smile before kissing Steve’s cheek and skipping off to her house.
Steve adjusted his tie nervously as he stood in front of Y/N’s apartment. He chuckled at the fact that he was “picking Y/N up” when she lived next door to him. But nevertheless, Steve lifted his hand and knocked on the door. Steve watched the door open to her dad, who stood with a camera in his hand. “Hello sir. I’m here to pick up Y/N!” Steve gulped. Y/N’s dad chuckled at the boy's nervousness.
“Come on in, son.” He said, opening the door wider for Steve. Before he could close the door, he heard the quick feet of Sarah Rogers.
“I’m here! I was trying to find my old camera, but just couldn’t.”She gasped.
“It's ok mom.” Steve said.
“No it’s not! It’s your first prom ever! We should document it.” She said sadly.
“It’s alright Sarah, I just bought this camera. Had to make sure my babygirl’s first prom was documented.” Y/N’s dad said. “I’ll take extra pictures for you.”
“Perfect!” Sarah exclaimed. Before anyone could say anything else, Y/N emerged from her room. Considering her dad’s financial state, Y/N was not able to get an evening gown for the occasion. Instead, she wore her nicest day dress, her hair done as if it was done like a professional.
Steve thought she looked beautiful.
Sarah let out a large gasp. “Sweetie you look beautiful!” She exclaimed. “Now come on, get together, let John take a picture.” Y/N blushed at Sarah’s compliment as she walked towards Steve.
“You look beautiful.” Steve breathed out, causing Y/N to breath out more,
“You don’t look too bad yourself.” She shot back, resulting in Steve’s face turning red.
“Alright alright, scoot in and let me take the picture.” John called out, standing in front of his daughter and her date. Steve wrapped his arm around Y/N’s waist and smiled for the picture. When the two finally convinced their parents that they didn;t need any more pictures, they left, leaving John and Sarah in the apartment.
“They are so in love with each other.” Sarah gushed.
“Yeah, they are.” John agreed.
When Y/N and Steve arrived at the dance, it was in full swing. The band playing an upbeat tune. “Oh I see Bucky!” Y/N exclaimed, pointing at the dance floor. Steve followed her hand and found Bucky dancing with a beautiful dame. “Bucky!” Y/N called, catching the boy’s attention. Whispering to his date, Bucky grabbed her hand and led her over to his friends.
“It’s about time you guys came!” Bucky teased.
“Our parents were really excited about tonight, John couldn’t stop taking pictures on his new camera.” Steve chuckled.
“Well it’s a monumental day! My first and last prom!” Bucky exclaimed.
“Alright, we get it, you're 18, you old man.” Y/N teased. “Who’s this?” she asked.
“This is Daphne. Daphne, these are my best friends, Y/N and Steve” He introduced.
“Its nice to meet you guys!” She said. At that time the band had begun to play a slow song, causing Daphne to gasp. “Oh James! Let’s dance, I love this song!” She gushed, beginning to pull Bucky away.
“Alright, have fun you two!” Bucky called to his friends, before allowing Daphne to pull him away. Steve and Y/N stood in silence, not knowing what to do.
“Do you want to dance?” Y/N broke the silence. “You know since we’re each other’s date.” Steve blushed before nodding, allowing Y/N to grab his hand and pull him to the dance floor. Steve placed his hand on Y/N waist and held her hand in the other as they began to dance. His eyes fixed on Y/N.
“Did you know that Bucky is planning on enlisting in the war.” Y/N mentioned, “Did you know that?”
“Yeah, we’re planning on doing it together.” Steve said.
“Why didn’t you guys tell me? I had to hear about it from your mom.” Y/N questioned, tilting her head in confusion.
“I thought you would try to stop me.” He admitted.
“Why would I do that?”
Steve sighed at her question. “You always worry about me, you know with my asthma and everything.”
Y/N let out a breath and looked Steve right in the eyes. “Steve, I'm never going to stop you from following your dreams. If you want to enlist in the army, go for it. I’m not going to stop you. Friends support friends.” She explained. Steve smiled at her, happy to have such a good friend. “Till the end of the line, remember?”
“Till the end of the line.” Steve said with a smile. “What’s your dream?”
“I want to be a nurse.” Y/N said. “For the army. Helping soldiers who are helping the country.”
“Like my mom.” Steve added.
“Like your mom.” She confirmed. The two shared a smile, before Y/N put her head on his head. Soaking in their first ever prom together.
Shooting a gun at Steve because he kissed another woman - when that woman initiated it! - is on the crazy side. Peggy also assumed that he was like every other horny soldier in the Army - an idiotic thing to believe after having spoken to him and seeing how little confidence he had in himself - when it’s been very clear that he never had experience with women. He was small for years and no one ever paid attention to him, so that accusation was extremely inaccurate. Yeah, she was interested in him, but acting like this was uncalled for and not attractive at all, more so since they weren’t even in a romantic relationship. If their genders had been reversed, people would’ve screamed abuse and toxic masculinity, but Peggy gets a pass because she’s a woman and people kiss her British heinie all the time. Ick. Not on this account. I don’t support ships where one of the characters is violent towards the other, especially when it’s presented in a "humorous" manner. I've noticed that in popular entertainment, it’s custom to show females hitting male characters for laughs and I hate it. This is cheap humor which promotes abusive behavior as the norm. You could say I’m overthinking - as I often do - but the things we see do have an affect on us. Maybe Steve "didn't understand a bloody thing about women" as Peggy griped in this scene, but it’s clear she didn’t understand how to act like a woman with class or sense here.🔥
this adds on to my large post! if you have anything that can add some physical traits to the “reader” (like being the family member to a person of a certain race) than it needs to be an oc not a x reader
with all do respect almost every fic is about a white blonde blue eyed girl so it’s not your place to complain about a simple hair color when poc have it worse thanks
i’m sorry it came across like that. i mentioned in the original post that poc does have it worse. i did not make that post to state my side of the story and say that just a small mention of a different hair color is anything like the struggles poc experience. i was just using that as an example to state that even little things can effect the way a reader reads one of these story.
i’m sorry if i worded it in a way that made it seem like i was putting down poc and the problems they face. i truly did not mean that. i intended the opposite and i wanted to call out those writers who do this kind of thing. i know i have it easy and that i have a privilege that surrounds me being white and that is fucked up.
so once again i am so so so sorry if i did anything that offended any poc and i hope you can find comfort in my page. i love you all no matter your gender race or sexuality. i hope this did not turn you away from anything i do or how you feel about me. and i hope this cleared up any misunderstandings from my original post!
i feel as though writers are getting less and less inclusive. now before you come at me let me explain. tonight i was scrolling through, reading a healthy dose of spencer reid x reader and steve rogers x reader when i noticed it.
while many authors put x reader and make no specific description of the reader (ex. latina!reader ; plus sized! reader ;black! reader) they describe the reader in a way that almost ruins the feeling.
adding a physical description in a normal x reader can make people of different gender, race etc. feel as though they are less than.
i am a cisgender female with blonde hair and blue eyes, but i have felt like this before. while others such as poc experience it more, even the slight mention of the reader having brown hair can ruin the illusion of being in the story for me. AND ITS WORSE FOR THOSE MINORITIES!
i understand that the writer might have a vision of the reader and how they fit into the story, but saying the reader has “pale skin” or “blue eyes” can make people who don’t have those physical traits feel as though they are not welcomed to imagine themselves in that story.
x readers are meant to be inclusive. if you do this, make it an oc not an x reader.
writers (including myself) need to think of the ACTUAL readers and not what we think the reader look like.
